Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-06
DAILY HERALD.
coNGREaAT1oNAL ASSOCIATION
Procceaings of she Southern
caIsraruta Associations.

CnIfforuta ASSOCIATIONS.
The Southern California Association OF
Congfega ional Ministers aud Churches
met Ill 9A. NJ. yesterday. After deye-
tional services. led by Rev. G, +. Welt
eel, tho meeting was called TO order ny
Rev. G. B Sumner, who acted az mod
orator pro tem. Rev. Il, G. Oakley was
chosen temporary scribe. Tha Com
mittse on Temperance reported that
they had put their recommendations IN
form Of resolutions, which had been
placed in the hands of the Commi'tee
on Resolutions.
Rev. w. H. WoIcott then presented
paper on s'Relations of the Church TO
Questions Of Moral Reform after which
a liscussion Of the subject followed. ;,
The Committee on Education reported
ths following;
Pssolyed. That the interests con-
cerned in our decision are SO important
Chat wa desire q further knowledge OF
the merits of the several propositions
hefaxe us. and therefore ask that spec-
isl meeting of the General Congrega-
t;oual Association OF Southern Califor.
mia be called, that we may ask that full
power be granted their committee to act
IL regard to the propositions made, and
Il need be in the appointment OF trust
ces. the committee be required to take
final action within thirty days.
A motion that the report be received
mud adopted was carried.
A recess was then taken TO permit
session Of the General Association.
A special meeting Of the General AS
sociation was called by the Committee
Of Arrangements at ll:l5A. NJ.
The request Of the Committee on Edu'
cation for certain powers specified in its
report to the Association of Southern
California, was granted, after increasing
4de number Of members Of the commit
tee to twelve.
The Committee on Nominations recon-
mend the names of Rev. G. T. Weitzel,
Rev. B. Sheldon, Joseph Il. Smith and
Rsv. Il. c. Oakley, as additional mem
bers, and the recommendation was ap-
proved.
Revs. A. l.. Park, Z c. Oakley and
]. d. Foster were appointed commit
tee to visit Bellevue Academy, and Rsv.
D. D. Hill and Rev. F. a. Field and w.
A. Bieckman 10 visit the Mcpherson
Academy, with instr uctions to report at
the next meeting. The following was
then introduced.
WHEREAS, The distance is so great
between Northern and Southern Cali
fornia, our circumstances are so differ
ent and our growth so rapid as to re-
Quire the most prompt and efficient ac-
tion; and, whereas, we have already or
Ranized General Association of South.
ern California; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the Judgment OF
this association that the American Home
Missionary Society should regard South
ern California as an independent dis.
trict, alike in the superintendency, the
Apportionment of money and the obliga
mons to be met.
This paper was laid on the table, to be
considered at 3p. NJ. and the association
adjourned until the afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the question should
our work have more denominational ag-
gressiveness!' was introduced by Rev.
j. Phillips. after which the association
took . recess to 3:l5 o'clock, when the
General association met At this Rev
]. G.. Hall served as temporary Moder-
ator. The resolution introduced at the
morning session was taken from the
table and adopted.
1t was ordered that Committee on
County Work be appointed by the Nom.
mating Committee and that the same
committee appointd elegates to represent
this association in the meetings of other
denoninational bodies.
The Statistical Secretary was in
struc.ed to make his report in accord.
anee with the request OF the Secretury
Of the National Council. The minntes
of the association were then read and
approved, and the association adjourned.
The Southern California Association
re-convened ut 3:45. The minutes of
Wednesdays session were read and ap.
proved, after which the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolged, That we give our hearty
thanks to the First Presbyterian Church
Of Les Angeles for their kindness in
proffering 10 us the use OF their edifice
during our sessions; and TO our kind
guests who extend to US their hospitality;
also to the press of the city for then
courtesy fn publishing our proceedings.
A motion that committee, consisting
OF. Revs. A. j. Wells, f. A. Field and
Mr.. P. Warner. be appointed to prepare
resolutions ia memory of the late CO :
workers, Revs C. j. Hutchins aud EFT.
Hooker, was carried.
1t was voted that the books and rec
ords belonging to the Southern Califor.
MIA Association Of Congregational Min
listers and Churches be transferred to the
possession of the General Congrega-
tional Association of Southern Califor.
mia.
The request from Rev. H. A. Lounds.
bury for letter of dismissal from this
ASSOCIATION and of Recommendation to
the Presbytery of San Francisco was
granted.
An Adjournment until 1880 p. NJ. was
then taken.
EVENING SESSION.
The exercises were opened by singing,
and prayer by Rev. w. j. Chichester.
The subject of ''City Evangelization'
was presented in an address by Rev. c,
b. Sumner. The discussion was con.
tinued BY Rev. A. J. Wells, Rev. L. ID.
Murphy and Rev. E. c. Oakley.
The Committee on Credentials recon-
mended that the church at Oceanside be
added TO our list of churches, and that
Rev. j. G. G. Harris, from the Los An.
geles Conference of the M. Z. Church
South, be admitted to membership. The
renort WAS adortad